Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 20, 1881.
Notwithstanding the fact that Gen. Mo.
hone ia no longer Senator of the United
states he retains possession of the room of
the Senate committee on public buildings
and grounds, ia the Capitol, and has type
writers at work there doing, it ia said, o
large amount of correspondence relating to
his next falls campaign in Virginia.
AS COL Lamont has gone to New York 1t
is not supposed that the commission to IN
yestigate the affairs of the Pacific railroads
will be appointed until his return. 1t is the
prevailing belief here that no Presidential
appointment is made, or ever has been, I'M
less by the advice and consent of Col. La
mont.
Democrats here speak in higher terms
of public printer Benedict than they
did before the republican committee OF the
Senate reported, and 50 large number oil
republican senators voted against MS con
firmaton. They say that all the places ne
now has at his disposal are given to dem
ocrats.
There is q rumor current here, aud 1t Ia
generally credited, and is not denied 10 re-
publican circles, to the effect that senators
Ingalls,, Sherman and Edmunds, and certain
other leading republican Senators, WIN
whom lJ6Q. llduOuS ID epCSIoi
held a sort of informal conference, at Whlcn
it was agreed that he should be pushed for
the place of chairman of the national re-
publican committee in place of Mr.. Jones,
The present chairman, of whose ability and
fitness for the position they have little or no
opinion. AS the General Ia an avoWed
Sherman man, the movement referred to
will of course be opposed by the Blaine men;
but those engaged in it say that as its sue
cess will 20 a long way toward helping the
General to carry Virginia next year, and
thereby TO secure the State for the republi-
can Presidential candidate in 1888, as the
Generals superior qualifications for the po'
sition are not disputed, as his selection for
the place would be recognition OF the
Southern element of the party, which they
hope to enlarge considerably by the time OF
the next election, and as the Blaine men
will be assured that be will USE tho position
for the good of the republican nominee, no
matter whom he may be, they will not urge
their opposition to bin beyond reasonable
limits.
1t was currently reported st the Capitol
to-day that Trotter, the new colored record
or of deeds of this city, had died of pneumo'
MIA at six o'clock this morning, but the re
port was incorrect, and at noon he was still
alive.
Representative Gaines of the Petersburg
district is 10 the city to-day. Mr.. Gaines
saws the people in his section of the State
now look 10 the GAZETTE for most Of their
Washington and Virginia news, and that
whether it be- good or bad news, the GA
ZETTE has it. and that the news is what they
want. Mr.. Gaines is one of the few men in
the republican party who has succeeded, mot
! only without General Mahone's assistance,
but in the face of his strongest opposition.
His friends say that should the republicans
carry the legislature, Mr.. Gaines will be
strong candidate for the q. S. Senatorship.
Among the arrivals to-day from Rich
mond were Mr.. John S. Barbour and Capt.
| Payne, the latter member of the Virginia
| legislature from Fauquier county. Capt.
| PAYNE SAYS the Senate Of his State will to-.
day pass the bill that the House of Dele.
gates passed last night creating commits
| sion 10 confer with the creditors of Virginia.
1t is said here that the members of the
civil service commission, as means to
show the necessity for tho existence of that
commission, give to the newspaper report
ers every letter they receive exhibiting
ularks of tho ignorance and stupidity of the
writers.
Among the arrivals here to-day is Judge
John w. Harris, of Virginia. The Judge
says he is glad the Legislature of his State
will probably create a commission to confer
with her creditors even though its action
will he restricted He says it would have
been better if the determination had come
t, ON the legislature itself and not from the
democratic caucus aud fthe commission were
compO ed of gentlemen not members of the
legislature, and of republicans and democrats
alike, so as to have removed it from all liza
bilty to any charge of partisa nism, or politi
cal bias, or object, but that as tits, i: will be
great deal better than no commission at
all
vile awake, scheming, and we'll known
Southern republican in the city to-day,
while talking about Senator Riddleberger,
who ia still hare. said he would not be al all
surprised if that Senator, who has it in his
power to cause lie in the Senate, were to
insist upon the election Of Mr.. Mitchell, OF
Oregon, who was elected by democratic
votes, TO the presidency of that body at its
reorganization, and thereby get friend OF
his into the place OF Sergeanta Arms. He
said he supposed Mr.. Riddleberger would
be the more disposed to do this as none OF
the leading republicans in the Senate were
really friendly to him, land as republican sue
cess in his own State, with General Mahoue
at the head of the party, would be even more
adverse to his own individual interests THAI
democratic victory there would be.
The Secretary of the Navy has appointed
commission composed of rear admiral John
Lee DAVIS, Commodore Mccain and Cap
tain Ramsey to choose the sites for the two
dry docks provided for by Congress. 1t is
supposed that New York and Norfolk will
be the places selected, but there s nothing
to prevent Alexandria from being one OF
them, and many reasons why it should be.
The Proposed Commission.
At the democratic caucus Of the Legsla-
ture last night the following resolutions
were adopted:
Whereas the Governor has communicated to
tho Qnnarnl AsGarnhlu that tha council of fnrnirn